City Council Meeting

That the delegations of Diane Stephen, Chair, Heritage Oshawa concerning Items ED-23-183 and ED-23-196 be added to the agenda, and additional correspondence CNCL-23-116 from Jennifer Taylor submitting comments concerning a by-law to change the name of Ortono Avenue be added to the agenda and be

That the delegations of Christopher Novak and Diane Stephen, Chair, Heritage Oshawa be heard.

That all items listed under the heading of Public Consent Agenda for the City Council Meeting dated October 30, 2023 be adopted as recommended except the following: Minutes of the City Council meeting held on October 2, 2023; and, Correspondence CNCL-23-106; and, Items CO-23-54 and CO-23-56 from the Ninth Report of the Community and Operations Services Committee; and, Items CF-23-70 and CF-23-75 from the Tenth Report of the Corporate and Finance Services Committee; and, Items ED-23-187, ED-23-191, ED-23-192 and related By-law 133-2023 and ED-23-196 from the Seventeenth Report of the Economic and Development Services Committee; and, Report CNCL-23-108; and, By-law 126-2023.

That all items listed under the heading of Closed Consent Agenda for the City Council Meeting dated October 30, 2023 be adopted as recommended except the following: Item ED-23-181 from the Eighteenth Report of the Economic and Development Services Committee.

That Council select Option 1 as set out in Section 5.2 of Closed Report ED-23-194 dated October 11, 2023 concerning the cost analysis for certain proposed options for the air and underground rights associated with City-owned land located on the south side of Athol Street East, between Celina and Albert Street.

That the meeting recess and reconvene in a session closed to the public pursuant to Section 239 (2)(c) of the Municipal Act in order to consider Items ED-23-181 and ED-23-194 which are concerning proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land.

That the meeting recess for 10 minutes.

That Council rise from closed session and report.

That Item ED-23-194 as amended be

That Council appoint Councillor Kerr as the Council-appointed representative on the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame Board of Governors.

some Ontario municipalities like Barrie, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Sault Ste Marie and Belleville have initiated an anti-litter program that prevents debris from entering the stormwater system with good success. Certain floatable pollution is eliminated by installing devices below their storm water grates. The devices are invisible to passersby and designed to capture plastics and pollutants, litter, and debris from stormwater basins; Now therefore Oshawa staff investigate the benefits of a similar Pilot Program in the City of Oshawa and report back to Council on options after consultation with Durham Region staff and Durham Region Council for input on the funding and appropriate locations for the installation of stormwater litter traps in the City of Oshawa.

That the motion be amended to replace the words 'Lot Maintenance By-law' with the words 'Weeds By-law'

That CNCL-23-113 being a notice of motion concerning the addition of common buckthorn to the Weeds By-law be

That the confirming by-law be passed.

That the meeting adjourn at 12:46 p.m.